Wolves and Humans

Day 5 of White Wilderness 2026 week 3 - more wolf s**t samples, bear scratch and bite marks on a mountain cabin, and a nice lunch spot sheltered from the rain… This brings this years fieldwork with volunteers to a close. A very successful 3 weeks, with over 140 samples collected for genetic analysis to assess the size of the wolf population in Slovakia. Dates for 2027 will be announced soon.

Day 2 of White Wilderness 2026 Week 3 - near perfect examples of lynx tracks, bear s**t from last autumn with berries and seeds, and a wolf s**t!